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Former Chelsea player Paul Canoville fumes at British government over Stamford Bridge ban on selling tickets as he reveals he cannot access his allocated tickets to pass on to his Foundation due to ongoing Roman Abramovich sanctions

Paul Canoville has vented his frustration at the fact Chelsea have to play in front of a smaller crowd at Stamford Bridge due to the sanctions imposed on their owner Roman Abramovich.

Chelsea are set to host Arsenal in their Premier League fixture on Wednesday evening but the crowd has been limited to to around 25,000 season-ticket holders compared to its capacity of more than 40,000.

The government's decision to limit the size of the Chelsea crowd came after Abramovich was named among seven oligarchs to be hit with an asset freeze and travel ban under the UK sanctions.